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Crime under-reporting in Bogotá: a spatial panel model with fixed effects

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  • Luis Chanci

    (Universidad Santo Tomás)

  • Subal C. Kumbhakar

    (Binghamton University
    Czech University of Life Sciences Prague)

  • Luis Sandoval

    (Universidad Militar Nueva Granada)

Abstract

We examine spatial spillovers in violent crime and its under-reporting in Bogotá, Colombia, using a cuadrante (quadrant) level data. To model spatial spillovers, we use a spatial panel model with fixed effects, and to address under-reporting, we use the stochastic frontier approach as a tool. The novel statistical approach is combined with a database of police-reported crimes in Bogotá to examine how influential surrounding areas with high criminal offenses are on crime (under)reporting. The results suggest that spatial correlations are highly significant and that under-reporting is mainly related to interactions with other localities, which have important public policy implications.

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  • Luis Chanci & Subal C. Kumbhakar & Luis Sandoval, 2024. "Crime under-reporting in Bogotá: a spatial panel model with fixed effects," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 66(5), pages 2105-2136, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:66:y:2024:i:5:d:10.1007_s00181-023-02517-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s00181-023-02517-4
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    Keywords

    Bogotá (Colombia); Crime; Under-reporting; Spillovers; Spatial model; Stochastic frontier;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

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